The CMA recommends a UK Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order: Further signs of regulatory divergence?
The authors* discuss the CMA's recommendation for a UK Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order and explore the potential areas of divergence from the EU’s Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation set to expire on 31 May 2022.*Partner Alex Nourry, Associate Deepaloke Chatterjee and Akif Rahman, Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance LLP.This article was first published by Thomson Reuters, trading as Sweet & Maxwell, 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ in the European Competition Law Review as "The CMA recommends a UK Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order: Further s...